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“Chelsea have never been open for negotiations so there has never even been real talks with Real Madrid and Chelsea.

“His people have talked to Real Madrid, Real Madrid have talked to the player too, I think they were even close to personal agreements, that almost happened.

“He wanted that move to Real Madrid but he always felt the club has the last word. At Chelsea, they weren't open for negotiations - not even picking up phone calls. It was quite clear that this move wouldn't ever happen.

“Also, I heard that Real Madrid only wanted to offer a fee of around £100million for Hazard because that was the same basic fee as Barcelona paid for Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele.